Show Notes
Scott Richman, ADL's Regional Director, discusses the dramatic surge of antisemitism. especially in New York and in New Jersey, following horrific events in Israel, including unprovoked physical attacks and killings at religious institutions, students threatened, bomb scares, and at public demonstrations - hateful anti-Jewish rhetoric. Richman says criticizing Israel or the US is OK - until it rises to levels of antisemitism.
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Bob and Eric Alterman, Brooklyn College distinguished professor consider the difficulties facing mainstream press and other media outlets to inform the American people of the president's and his administration’s questionable-sometimes illegal, decisions, their disregard of the truth and the rule of law to the American people and how vital this information is to us all.
What if artists of all genres were to pack their bags and leave New York! Why would they leave New York - the center of America's artistic universe? Bob and Jonathan Bowles executive director of The Center for An Urban Future, discuss the cause and profound effects on the life style and economy effects of this terrible threat.
Welcome to Part 3 - Bob's discussion with Diane Ravitch, based on her memoir:" An Education: How I Changed My Mind About schools and Almost Everything Else." For this last segment, Bob Herbert asks Ms. Ravitch for her best thoughts about the tumultuous era that we are living through - the politics, the culture and our daily lives.
In Part 2 of their 3-part series, Bob Herbert and Diane Ravitch continue to discuss Diane's remarkable memoir: "An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else," changing her mind, her beliefs - sometimes dramatically, considering how she would best live her life.
Bob Herbert welcomes Diane Ravitch, education historian, activist and author to the first of three programs, discussing her long career analyzing public education and her relentless push for school reform. Show two will explore Diane's memoir: "An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else," highlighting her personal life and the lives of America's ordinary men, women and children.